Improvement in corn-planters



FEN WIGK & BOEKLEN.

Hand-Seeder.

Patented Aug. 7,1855.-

N-PEIERS, PHOTD-UTHOGRAPHER WASMINGYON, D. C.

UNITED- STATES PATENT FFICE.

R. W. FENWICK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND R. BOEKLEN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

b'pecification follning part of Letters Patent N0. l3.387, llato l August 7, 1855.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT W. FENWICK an d REINHOLD BOEKLEN, the l'ormer of Brockl vn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, and the latter of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson am] State ot' New Jersey, have invented a new and usefnl hnprovement in Hand Corn-Planters; an l we (l0 herebydeclare that the l'ollowing is afull, clear, and exact desoription of the saxne, ref'erence being had to the accompanying drawings, 1naking part of this specification, in whioh Figure 1 is avertical transverse seotion of a band corn-planter constructed after our invention as it appears before its end has been forced down into thesoil. Fig.2 is a similar seotion of the sa1ne as it-appears after its end hasbeen forced down into the soil. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal seotion of the planter as itappears when its end has been raised partly ont of the soil. Fig.4 shows a modifieation of the planter.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several fignres.

'll1e nature.of our invention consists in a novel combination and arrangement, for operation together byalternate thrnst and pnlli1nparted to the exterior 01 planting tobe, of a valve at the lower end of the said tube, with a seed-slide which forms part of a circle anti is arranged to turn 011 acenter, as will hereinafter be fully described. By this arrangement the end of the planting-tnbe will be. closed, the seed-slide operated, and corn deposited into the lower portion of the planting-tubethe moment the necessary downward movement to form the hole in the soil for the reception of the corn is imparted to the planter, andthe planting-tnbe will again be opened, the corn allowed t0 escape into the hole formed for it, an"d the seed-slide returned to it's original position, ready for another supply the moment the necessary npward movement to raise the planting-tnbe ont of the soil is comxnunicated to the planter. The slide at the bottom of the planting-tuloe eflectually prevents the en tranee of dirt, and thus insures a perfect and certain action of the planter. lt also serves for operating the slide, a's it yields as the plantingtube descends, and conseqnently turns the slide and r'emains stationuryas it rises,and thereby causes the slide to re. ume its original position. lt is by this methorl of operating the slidethat tho maohine is sixnplitied an(l the labor ot' planting diminished. lhe arranging 0t' the slide to tnrn on a center aml making it of a eurved shape also adrl to lhe oertainty ot' the Operation of the plnnter, as Lhe corn is agitated by the circular movement ot' the slide and caused to fall into the oup or cell in almost every instance, which is not the case with the straight horizontal or vertioal slirle commonly used.

T0 enable others t0 fully umlerstand our invention, we will proceed to lescribe its coustrnotion and operalion.

A represents the planling-tube, made as shown or of any other snitable form. It is provirled with hopper A to receive tl1e corn and feed it t0 the slide, and also With a handle, (J, to carry and operate it by, as shown.

D is the slide, arranged in the center 0f the planting-tube on an axis, E, as shown.

F is a circular seat for it to play over. This seat serves also for closing the bottom of the seecl eell or cup a of the slide while it is charging itself with corn, as illustrated. lt, how ever, does not interl'ere with the escape ot the corn from said eell or cup when the slide occupies the position shown in red in Fig. l.

G is a brush f01 brushing oft surplus grains as the slide-eell moves from nnder the hopper. It also serves for preventing the' corn being bruised in its passage from tl1e hopper to the planting-tube.

H is the valve ab the bottom 0f the planting-tube. lt is made conieal, so as t0 spread the corn in its escape from the tube.

I is the rod connecting'the valve t0 the seedslide. lt Will be seen that this rod is seoured loosely in a hole in the slide, whioh stands eccentrie to the axis E, and cousequently the slide is turned when the planter is depressed, by reason of the resistance ofl'ured by the soil to the valve.

J is a spring attached to the axis E and bearing against a stop, b, of the slide. This spring yields wheu theplanter is depressed, as shown in Fig. 2, and again assumes its shape when the planter is raised, as in Figs. l

and 3. It's 0Efice is t0 throw the slide back to its original position when the planter is rtmised, as just stated.

K is the loose ring or bottom. freely in the planting-tube, and is just larpre enough in diameter to have the valve fit snug-ly in it, asshown.

0 c are stops on the inside of the plantingtube to prevent; the ring or bottom rising t00 hig'h.

d d am arms 0n the conneeting-rod f01 sausi12" the ring to clescend as the planter is raised.

Operatin: 'll1e farmer takes hold of the handle U with one band, und presses the plantingtube into the soll, thereby forming the hole for the corn. As the tube descends the valve uloses the opening 0f' the loose collur or botlom und also forces the collar 0x bottom t0 the posltion shown in Fig. 2, lt being premnted by its handle, as illustrated in Fig. 3. In thus' raising it ghe valve opensand the corn escapes into ehe hole formed for lt. Thedirt lifted up by the tube is almost instantly forced fron1 under the bobtom or ring K by the ring 01 bottom itself, it being eaused 130 clescehd by tl1e arms d d of the valve-rocl aeting agalnst; it's,

It slides theybeing thus cnused t0 acta by reason of the planting-tube bcing raised a little above. the soil,as in Fig. 1. The dirt,as im; isforced fron1 under the bottom 01 ring, falls upon and covers the corn.

By examining Fig.4 it will be seen tl1at two 01 moxe valves may be employed, a habe beiug provided for each, as shown, am]. all operated ab the sametime,and each aiding in operating the slide through the valve-rod I.

\Ve claim nothing new in the loose covering interior ring 01 tube, K, scpamtely considered, m: the hottorn 0f the planting-tnbe, and am aware that a conical Wlve atthe bottom 0f the planting-tube, conneoted with a see ldelivery slide. for operalion together, b y a lcver 0r handle, distinut from any thmst; 0 r pull impnrled t0 Ehe tuhe itselfaml employing a1nuch more complicate l and diftrenh arrnngemenb 0r' operating-gear, Das bet'ore [wen used. Such devices, theref'oro, n0x simply their opomtion togetlwr, 0f itself, we (l0 nwt claim; bnt

WVe (I0 claim ns new an(l usel'ul aml desire to secure by Letters Patent- Tho combinntion und nrmngement, as herein shown, of the swinging seed-slicle l), vnlve II, aud tube K, for the purpose sei; fo1th.

ROBT. W. FENWIGK. R. BOEKLEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN lVIASON, J OIIN W. J AOKSON. 

